New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-07
Tur sENATORSHIP CONTEST.
,oypuRrNCEs AND TALK IN THE Cii1'

lh0 varal New-York City centres YESTERDAY
eroune ...nan Hseock and Senator Miller were !" '"o
No"s .renue Hotel Theodore Z. Ieaie' inc "oi'o
fn'" .o. wa at tho Cilsey House. ana sheriua"
IT, opeued branch Morton headquarters a' inc
,@a.,or House where he offered to back Ills pe'SoH"
an;niop as to the result with gcod rounu wages
No. town Mr. Morton's oince ana the ONCE VI 0
cnotor Platt were filled during the day WIN P'i'''U'
,.s;,ors MANY of whom were Senators OF Asso"o'
man Congressman HiScock re'urpt = W " "'H's N-
NJ a. "a train He intends to be in Albany when
a. eoht comes of and take as big a part IN IL as
i"n,os onces will allow. lie said aughingly that II
had 90 many votes proportionately as lie has re-
os;vsd good words the press he wonld be certain Oh
.,oo,;on Evidently the canvass is not wearing Oh
IL, tr no was In exec lent spirits. He said that from
,be ,resont outlook he would have eighteen Vo'es "
.b caucus and he thought that his chance oI suVoo'
good one. ,. l. .,o Fifth
Avenus Hotel by large number OF PERSONS a'"onS
,o,o were several members OF tho Legislature Nh
r,ulor ranrbed aud talked with his TRENDS IN % way
that indicated no great anxiety ON his part US ~ o
,asult lie said that he was not attempting 10 iu"Ae
acanyass here, but numerous persons o"iiou y" nun
ovid o,hers semi letters and messages. letter from
Mr. Knapp the principal proprietor oil Inc Au"'r"
Advertiser" expressed the hope that he world be re-
oloo,.d "a n large majority of the Republicans nj
Coruo. Connty we're favorable 10 him. Mr. hnapps
rartnar who ia editor OF the paper and who undef
tbe farms of the partnership controls its editorial col
rmns ia supporting Mr. Morton, ont Mr.. Knapp wrote
that the people there really tavora'ie 10 MI NH
Ter George l. Post. an ex-memoer OF Assembly no'"
Cayuga County said that the men who con'roieu u"
noiitics of the county were in ta'or OF ME- "ilIer
Semator Girls old of Brooklyn. reported thAt oeha
Tor who had been classed doubtful had to MN Ihat
ar the proper time he would vote for Mr.; Miller
Cher es Ferin OF GeDesee COUNT VINO caiieu On m
Miller sa,d that he had made some inquiries among
ynomhers of the Legislature and was sat shed that Mr.
Morton and Mr. Plat would be badly disappointed III
the number OF votes they would get I'D tne caucus u
thew were Expecting many as they cialmeu he
said thai in Western Newiork the people were all ior
Mr.. Miller. u,,,.
William H. Robertson. OF Kaonah, called to see Mt
Miller during the afternoon. but the Senator wac GOWN
town The ex- Collectors reappearance IN politics Is
one of the things that is pulling the loiiclSn1 III
Miller groups said TO express something Of IhauI
cey NJ Depews wishes TO Mr.. Miller reelected
The Morton men declare that 1t Is merely return OF
personal favor and friendship The G0l ec!or was vas
asked about his position and said; " W ny, 1t "a All
very smple had a week of from my law pracuoe
owing TO the adjournment OF dlaw suit L ran up 10
ALBANY to give my trend, Mr.. Miller, what help
could do not telleve General Hustled will organize
tie committees in ones interest Ny adv &c To nm
was not to do so in Mr.. Mier's interest, because |
believe the reaction wOud be burtu 90 any candidate
whose cause was sought thus to be assisted"
Ex-Coector Charles f. Gould Of Buffalo, declared
his belief yesterday that Senator Miller vii! De re-
elected As TO Western NewY members he said
do not think the Erie members are all committed
yet They will probably ask for conference OF me
members from a number of counties III Western New
York and eudeavor to get united seton by ten or ~
teen members. they used to do when james u.
Warren alive. Alter that you Will Dc SOe ~ say
something definite"
Congrassman.rlect Hopkins SAID: "Mr Morton's
canvass advances steadily. lie W II surely be elected
Have you noticed that majority OF the congressman
of the Sate are for him end it is the Congress
men Congressmap about 10 oecome e& VINO
are supporting NJ. MIllerl"
Amn 9th no err ia
Sen ators Low Fassett Neduer and Ranes. exSpeaker
Erwin, Assemblymen Arnold Fremont, Cole, ana
Mace.
The Morton men claim to have received word OF two
important secessions but give no names The Miller
men have become more conhdeht than Tor some iime
past their coniden e being In part due TO Judge
Rot ertsOL's action.
Among the visitors at Mr.. Morton's headquarters
was Assemblyman smith, of Sullivan County. who is
known Farmer smith" lilo was afterwarc seen at
the Cosmopolitan Hotel and said that be should not
vote for Mr.. Miller aud gave his reasons as follows;
He has not ex hibed 1t es OF successful leader
ship and has not taken that commanding position IN
the councils Of the Nation which the senior Senator
from this State should hold and besides his reelection
would only intensity and keep alive FAC iona strife IN
the arty The sooner the remembrance OF the great
fact,opal contest that resulted in the election OF Miller
and Lapbam is forgotten the better Won ask me
about his vice to The farmers in the
matter Wen. as farmer des re TO give MN all que
credit but no more. II is false pretence 70 Ri7e
him tile credit OF being the great champion OF honest
butter the chief opponent OF the ole0marsarne
iniquity. speak from the record, ana know what
am talking about. | was in this bgbt at the begin
ming. Senator Low. from NV own district made the
fight and gave this iniquity lis deat'-oi"w before
Warner Miller upon the scene or raised bis voice
against il. Lows prOhibitorY law tho only one OF
any practical benefit became law more than two
wears ago and has been copied and re-enacted IN
almost ali the Northern States. Senator Miller re-
hashed Senator Lows arguments and appropriated
the facts and results OF bis Investigations hut added
nothing OF interest to them 1t was the laws passed bv
Mr. Lows assistance that have done much to break
MP the oeomargarne trsthc. The principal trouble
that the oleo dealers clam, that they are
,oI 49, Ill nfndk "a lAW
"What was Mr.. Millers agency in paSSng the
United States Jaw Z"
"His support was simply phase of the struggle;
no more effective than Mr.. Hscock's, Mr.. Hatchs or
Mr. Parkers in the lower house Indeed the law as
II left the lower house OF Congress was much more
effective than now Tor IN the D nate the tax on the
manufacturer was cut down from cents TO 2 cents
aud think other iDjudclous amendments were made.
The United States law is Of no benefit to farmers OK
cept that Congress- in passing it, asserts us power 10
deal with the question Inc low TAX OF cen's per
pound ia interteres with or arrests the sale
manufacture OF the article, and the provsons IN
serted n the penalty sectIons requiring that TO secure
Q conviction the sale must DC made knowingly or Will
fully most eecually prevents any convictions even
when sold without license As farmer, the law is of
no TO II | were a manufacturer Of oleoDar-
garne I should lie pleased with it, and the o'eo
dealers well satisfied. They won the victory IN
the United States Senate. not the farmers and what
thew aim at is me repeal OF the State laws but
not to disturb the United States statute. What the
farmers want is The enforcement OF the state law ana
II you Will abolish the State Dairy Commission the
farmers will drive oleomarg3rne cut OF the state III
six months AZ they already have in Pennsylvania
under enactments literally copied from the New-fork
State law"
The Executive Comm ttse OF the Industrial Tariff
League, workngmen's organization. net last night
at No 1879 Fourth-ave. and passed resou ions com
meDdIng Senator Miller Tor n second term A com
Inittee OF five will 10 appointed TO issue address IN
Senator Mlers behalf and lay il before the members
of the Legislature W. H. Leslie president OF the
meeting and j. H. Huily, secretary.
EXPECTING A BIG TIME IN ALBANY.
ALBANY, Jan. (Special-The contest for the United
States senaorshp may be said not to have been in
gress here today Only the Albany Assemblymen and
Assemblyman Porter. OF Niagara County were In the